Battery Characterization of Hybrid Car
Wan Tarmizi Wan Isa1, Sanisah Saharin2, Wan Wardatul Amani Wan Salim3

1Wan Tarmizi Wan Isa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.
2Sanisah Saharin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.
3Wan Wardatul Amani Wan Salim, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 21 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 02 April 2019 | Manuscript Published on 18 April 2019 | PP: 143-146 | Volume-7 Issue-6S March 2019 | Retrieval Number: F02290376S19/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: In this paper, batteries are characterized in order to propose a better monitoring and to maximize the energy outputs of the hybrid car. The characteristics of the batteries are compared between two types of the batteries, which is a lead-acid battery, and lithium-ion polymer battery. A simulation model by software COMSOLTM Multiphysics is conducted to simulate the characteristic of the electrochemistry of the batteries and to calculate the voltage drawn as well as the polarization in order to find the optimum characteristics for the hybrid car. For both batteries, the outcomes are voltage drops, state-of-charge (SOC), discharge rate, and the rate of capability. Simulation results indicate that lithium-ion polymer has a higher specific energy and specific density that hybrid car needed compared to the lead-acid battery.
Keywords: Hybrid Car; Lead-Acid Battery; Lithium-Ion Polymer.
Scope of the Article: Mechanical Maintenance